Poaceae
Eleusine

Eleusine jaegeri Pilg.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 93 (1909)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to E. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V. Bogdan, A Revised List of Kenya Grasses p. 23 (1958).
  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 39 (1965).
  • Edwards & Bogdan, Imp. grassl. pl. Kenya: 32 (1951).
  • K.W. Harker & D.M. Napper, An Illustrated Guide to the Grasses of Uganda p. 28 (1960).
  • Phillips in Kew Bulletin 27: 267 (1972).
  • Pilg. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 43: 93 (1909).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1970 Edwards, D.C. [61] Kenya K000489806 Yes
Dec 1, 1964 Greenway, P.J. [7612] Tanzania K000365331 Holotype Yes
Dec 1, 1964 Greenway, P.J. [7612] Tanzania K000748242 Holotype Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [25059] Kenya K000489791 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [2144] Kenya K000489788 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Romaschenko, K.; Mbago, F. [24299] Tanzania K002408053 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gwynne, M.D.; Samuel, S.P. [1435] Kenya K000489877 Yes
Lucas, G.L.L. [72] Kenya K000489808 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [2432] Tanzania K002408054 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB5506] Kenya K000489799 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [1676] Kenya K000489807 Yes
Evans, P.I.B.; Erens, J. [1334] Kenya K000489786 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gwynne, M.D.; Samuel, S.P. [940] Kenya K000489803 Yes
Turner, A. [1573] Kenya K000489805 Yes
Greesteranus, R.A.M. [5522] Kenya K000489796 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [19021] Kenya K000489790 Yes
Dowson, W.J. [524] Kenya K000489794 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB2653] Kenya K000489798 Yes
Fries, R.E.; Fries, T.C.E. [423] Kenya K000489800 Yes
Mearns, E.A. [600] Kenya K002408052 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [1692] Kenya K000489802 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gwynne, M.D.; Samuel, S.P. [1088] Kenya K000489795 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB1997] Kenya K000489797 Yes
Barney, R.W. [1024] Kenya K000489809 Yes
Battiscombe, E. [K1233] Kenya K000489787 Yes
Lye, K.A. [K1119] Kenya K000489789 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri, K. [13581] Kenya K000489801 Yes
Edwards, D.C. [2831] Kenya K000489804 Yes
Webster, M.M. [K92] Kenya K000489792 Yes

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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